Critical behavior of a smectic-[formula presented] to nematic phase transition imbedded in a random network of voids

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 4305-4315

  Qian, Sihai ^a   Iannacchione, Germano S ^a,b   Finotello, Daniele ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Chemistry M1T ^*  (United States)

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EID: 4243841448     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.4305     Document Type: Article

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